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rfisher said:
Is there a good reason for this that I'm not seeing?
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HEAT warheads are, basically, explosive weapons, tus they usually produce some amount of splinters (though not usually as much as dedicated HE-FRAG weapons).
M72 LAWS were extensively used as close support weapons in Vietnam, often even fired in volleys in preparations for assault.
RPG-7's were extensively used by both sides in Afghanistan - if an enemy was in cover, it was SOP to fire RPG rounds above and behind him, as there was then high probability the splinters would hit him from the rear. Also the self-destruct function was used (self destruction after IIRC 920 meters of flight) both for turning it into sorta shrapnel round and against helicopters.
HEAT MILAN's were used by British due to lack of "real" artillery on Falklands during opening phases of several assaults of dug-in Argentinian positions...